STATE STATUTES & CODES

WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES

80.36 - Telecommunications.

• 80.36.005 - Definitions.
• 80.36.010 - Eminent domain.
• 80.36.020 - Right of entry.
• 80.36.030 - Extent of appropriation.
• 80.36.040 - Use of road, street, and railroad right-of-way -- When consent of city necessary.
• 80.36.050 - Use of railroad right-of-way -- Penalty for refusal by railroad.
• 80.36.060 - Liability for wilful injury to telecommunications property.
• 80.36.070 - Liability for negligent injury to property -- Notice of underwater cable.
• 80.36.080 - Rates, services, and facilities.
• 80.36.090 - Service to be furnished on demand.
• 80.36.100 - Tariff schedules to be filed and open to public -- Exceptions.
• 80.36.110 - Tariff changes -- Statutory notice -- Exception -- Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
• 80.36.120 - Joint rates, contracts, etc.
• 80.36.130 - Published rates to be charged -- Exceptions.
• 80.36.135 - Alternative regulation of telecommunications companies -- Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
• 80.36.140 - Rates and services fixed by commission, when.
• 80.36.145 - Formal investigation and fact-finding -- Alternative to full adjudicative proceeding -- Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
• 80.36.150 - Contracts filed with commission.
• 80.36.160 - Physical connections may be ordered, routing prescribed, and joint rates established.
• 80.36.170 - Unreasonable preference prohibited.
• 80.36.180 - Rate discrimination prohibited.
• 80.36.183 - Discounted message toll rates prohibited -- Availability of statewide, averaged toll rates.
• 80.36.186 - Pricing of or access to noncompetitive services -- Unreasonable preference or advantage prohibited.
• 80.36.190 - Long and short distance provision.
• 80.36.195 - Telecommunications relay system -- Long distance discount rates.
• 80.36.200 - Transmission of messages of other lines.
• 80.36.210 - Order of sending messages.
• 80.36.220 - Duty to transmit messages -- Penalty for refusal or neglect.
• 80.36.225 - Pay telephones -- Calls to operator without charge or coin insertion to be provided.
• 80.36.230 - Exchange areas for telecommunications companies.
• 80.36.240 - Exchange areas for telephone companies -- Procedure to establish.
• 80.36.250 - Commission may complain of interstate rates.
• 80.36.260 - Betterments may be ordered.
• 80.36.270 - Effect on existing contracts.
• 80.36.300 - Policy declaration.
• 80.36.310 - Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services -- Initiation of proceedings -- Notice and publication -- Effective date -- Date for final order.
• 80.36.320 - Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services -- Factors considered -- Minimal regulation -- Reclassification -- Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
• 80.36.330 - Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services -- Effective competition defined -- Minimal regulation -- Prices and rates -- Reclassification -- Waiver of provisions
• 80.36.332 - Noncompetitive telecommunications companies, services -- Minimal regulation.
• 80.36.333 - Price lists in effect before June 7, 2006 -- Extension.
• 80.36.338 - Withdrawal of price list -- Customer information, opportunity to accept changes in rates, terms, or conditions -- Cancellation period.
• 80.36.340 - Banded rates.
• 80.36.350 - Registration of new companies -- Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
• 80.36.360 - Exempted actions or transactions.
• 80.36.370 - Certain services not regulated.
• 80.36.375 - Personal wireless services -- Siting microcells and/or minor facilities -- Definitions.
• 80.36.390 - Telephone solicitation.
• 80.36.400 - Automatic dialing and announcing device -- Commercial solicitation by.
• 80.36.410 - Washington telephone assistance program -- Findings.
• 80.36.420 - Washington telephone assistance program -- Availability, components.
• 80.36.430 - Washington telephone assistance program -- Excise tax -- Expenses of community service voice mail.
• 80.36.440 - Washington telephone assistance program -- Rules.
• 80.36.450 - Washington telephone assistance program -- Limitation.
• 80.36.460 - Washington telephone assistance program -- Deposit waivers, connection fee discounts.
• 80.36.470 - Washington telephone assistance program -- Eligibility.
• 80.36.500 - Information delivery services through exclusive number prefix or service access code.
• 80.36.510 - Legislative finding.
• 80.36.520 - Disclosure of alternate operator services.
• 80.36.522 - Alternate operator service companies -- Registration -- Penalties.
• 80.36.524 - Alternate operator service companies -- Rules.
• 80.36.530 - Violation of consumer protection act -- Damages.
• 80.36.540 - Telefacsimile messages -- Unsolicited transmission -- Penalties.
• 80.36.555 - Enhanced 911 service -- Residential service required.
• 80.36.560 - Enhanced 911 service -- Business service required.
• 80.36.600 - Universal service program -- Planning and preparation -- Commission's duties -- Approval of legislature required -- Definitions.
• 80.36.610 - Universal service program -- Authority of commission -- Rules -- Fees -- Legislative intent.
• 80.36.620 - Universal service program -- Rules.
• 80.36.850 - Extended area service defined.
• 80.36.855 - Extended area service program.
• 80.36.900 - Severability -- 1985 c 450.
• 80.36.901 - Legislative review of 1985 c 450 -- 1989 c 101.

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